Student loan debt has now surpassed credit card debt. College graduates are increasingly finding themselves without jobs that wlll afford them the ability to repay their loans. Currently student loans are not eligible to be discharged through bankruptcy. This petition is to try to get this changed to include student loans in bankruptcy protection.

People in the service industry, especially servers, are taking a beating,due to the economy. We make $5hr, around $3 after taxes. We depend on our tips to survive. The average tip 5yrs ago was between 15 & 18%. It is now between 10 & 13%. A good percentage of people dont tip at all. This is unexceptable and change needs to happen. Either raise the hourly wage or automatically add 15% to any service. 18% to parties of 8 or more. Help our hard working citizens get what they work very hard for.

this is the greatest country, just like someone in need, this country has given soo much to the world..lets help by contributing to conquer our fiancial deficit

Coporate money going to politician for there own aganda. To owned politicians. No mather if repb. Or dems.

It is about pledging to stand up for women's rights all over the world.

..Revoke all of congresmen and senators health plans and retirements ,and ensure they cannot pass any laws that exempt them from the laws,furthermore make them responsible for every dollor they spend during office. change thier terms to indefinate.furthermore include long federal jail terms for any state or federal laws broken during there term

Washington doesn't work. Congressmen even admit that they can't get anything done because of politics and partisanship. I would like to initiate a concept to replace the WHOLE federal government in this next election, unless each individual politician can sell us on why they should stay in office, what they have done lately to help matters (if any) and what they will promise to do, if reelected. So the idea is to begin with them being replaced, unless they can prove why they should stay, not the mindset of should we vote them out, assume they are out, why should they get the job back.

the Comprehensive Immigration Law is a Must! Because we can't have real border & National security with 12 Million Persons living illegally & 6 Millions with temporary status pending to become residents. Because we can t sent back 12 Million illegals Because we can t have 12 million under class people with no right & no ID, Because those 12 Million illegal want to pay taxes, insurances have access to better rental or buy foreclosed homes & want to share the American Dream & be part of it by raising themselves up with America Because we can t have 12 million persons with no driver license, no papers, no insurance Because we can t have 12 million illegal under pay & enslaved because living in fear with no freedom & no right for 12 million illegal should not be part of the American way Because President Obama made a promise to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Law & Amnesty within his first 100 days & we are still waiting for his words to be kept

Social Security income was never taxed until the Clinton Administration. This was not part of the plan when Babyboomers paid into this program their whole lives. With the drastic crash of the economy, we need to remove taxes from Social Security income.

The presence of the Kirkbride building has generous economic worth. Give time, opportunities can flourish within this building through reuse and redevelopment. Rather than believing that the Kirkbride will hamper economic growth, consider it a critical element in making it happen. We're urging elected officials to request an extension of the Minnesota State grant dollars for the Kirkbride building in Fergus Falls.

The Birth Certificate Truth which currently manifest as a form of loans with the US Goverment of the 50 States. I am Starting a Petition to received our birth right back!

When Reagan (GOD of GOP) was talked into reforming the tax code early in his administration, they lowered the top tax bracket from 50% to 35% but got rid of as many loop holes as they could to offset the lower rate of revenue. It didn't work, I believe Reagan ended up signing onto 7 tax increases during the rest of his term in order to help balance the budget. Even he realized "trickle down" was not working. But compared to today, a 35% top tax bracket is far more than what the top tier of the 1% pay in taxes. Especially if we removed most of the loop holes and deductions. Most of which the middle class can't take advantage of. All of the loop holes that were eliminated during Reagan's tax reform have been put back in over the years and then some. Which is why Mitt only pays 14% in taxes on millions. If the Democrats introduced a bill to return to 1980's "Reagan" tax reform it would be dicey for the Republicans to disparage the bill since it would be honoring their hero and savior. Not to mention going back to the tax code rate of 30 years ago. How could they not sign that bill and still call themselves a Reagan Republican?